The NAILS Annual Holiday Letter
I know some people find them annoying, but personally, I like to get those long newsy holiday letters from infrequently seen friends and relatives. Here’s the holiday letter from the NAILS family.
Cyndy Drummey
Publisher
Sorry Kermit, It Is Easy Being Green
I know it can be a gigantic pain to deal with old polish but you shouldn’t throw it in the trashcan. Disposal of polish in most cities requires special handling.
Dedicated to the Ones We Love
Editor Cyndy Drummey unveils our new tagline and discusses our new approach to keeping our readers in the know.
NAILS Artists & Visionaries Winners Are the Best of the Best
Where Is the REAL Power in the Nail Industry?
You can use your power for the benefit of the industry or you can squander it if you let others talk for you. You DO have power. Discover it and use it wisely.
A Dollar-and-Cents Case for a Nail Career
I’d like to show that a nail care career offers an excellent option for career-oriented high-schoolers and those considering a career switch. The dollar figures make a compelling case for a nail care career.
Play It Safe, Protect Yourself
Big news incidents are unusual but as a salon professional you need to do your part to calm clients and show them client safety is foremost in your salon.
As I See It: Rejuvenation Is a State of Mind
Our theme this month: Rejuvenation. Jump-start. Refresh. New beginnings. Spring cleaning. Reinvigorate.
Rejuvenation Is a State of Mind
Rejuvenation is the very principle upon which the salon itself is based. A dip in your healing waters can help a client go from sluggish to sensational. Your special touch can turn a client’s bad day into a good one.
A Magazine for the "Other" 40%
Why do so many Vietnamese immigrants choose the nail industry as a profession? How did it all start? And what is the future of the nail industry based on the growth of a single ethnic group?
It's a Wonderful LIfe, NAILS Version
Like the George Bailey character in “It’s a Wonderful Life,” I sometimes wonder how bad off the world would be without the professional nail industry, my job, your job — Is it so bad that millions of women would go with unpolished nails?
Learn Something New Every Day
This issue is packed with ideas on education: the state of it, ideas on reforming it, complaints about it, praise for it (what else would you expect from a magazine that bills itself as “Advanced Education for Nail Professionals”?).
“It Just Popped Off” and Other Lame Client Excuses
What are the wildest excuses you've heard from your clients?
A Makeover for the Nail Industry
If I was going to make over the nail industry, I'd start by challenging any state that required fewer than 600 hours for a nail license to raise their standards.
On the Road in Denton, Texas
This Dallas nail technician loves nails but wants to expand her horizons into skin care.
What's It to You?
If nail techs won't retail nail products, manufacturers will have to sell them in alternative outlets.
Q Salon Studios Are the Best of Both Worlds: Indepedence and Support
The salon is comprised of 19 individual salon “studios,” each individually owned by a salon professional.